Canada 1972 dollar

Goldberg sale 84, lot 3905

photo courtesy Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

This specimen was lot 3905 in Goldberg sale 84 (Los Angeles, January 2015), where it sold for $164.50. The catalog description^[1] noted, "Canada. Dollar, 1972. Voyageur. Deep rainbow of maroon colors. PCGS graded Specimen 66." This is the last Voyageur dollar struck in silver and it was issued only in collector sets.

Recorded mintage: 2,676,041 plus 405,865 prooflike in nickel and 341,598 in silver.

Specification: 15.64 g, nickel, 32 mm diameter, or 23.33 g, .500 fine silver, 36 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 76.1 (nickel) or KM-64.2a (silver).

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Cross, W. K., The Charlton Standard Catalogue of Canadian Coins, 47th Ed., Toronto: Charlton International, 1993.
• ^[1]Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, Aleeza Brown, Yifu Che, Jason Villareal and Stephen Harvey, Goldberg Sale 84: the Pre-Long Beach Auction, Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2014.

Link to:

• 1971 dollar, British Columbia centennial
• Coins and currency dated 1972
• return to coins of Canada